NCJ Number
27483
Date Published
1968
Length
34 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE EFFORTS OF THE TWIN COMMUNITIES OF CHAMPAIGN AND URBANA, ILLINOIS, TO CURB TEENAGE SHOPLIFTING THROUGH A PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INFORMATION CAMPAIGN DIRECTED AT YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS.
Abstract
THE MAIN THRUST OF THIS PREVENTIVE PROGRAM WAS THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PAMPHLET WHICH OUTLINES THE CAUSES OF SHOPLIFTING, DESCRIBES THE EFFECTS THAT A CRIMINAL RECORD FOR SHOPLIFTING MAY HAVE ON A TEENAGER'S FUTURE, AND EMPHASIZES THAT SHOPLIFTING IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES A SAMPLE PAMPHLET, LETTERS DEALING WITH THE PROGRAM, DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION ON THE TWO COMMUNITIES, THE MINUTES OF SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE SHOPLIFTING COMMITTEE, AND COPIES OF THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES WRITTEN ON THIS PROJECT.